Monthly Archives: March 2011

Good luck, outside the Baltimore Tattoo Museum. Crabcakes, everywhere. The Chesapeake, in the Chesapeake Bay. Waiting. Ice, custard or happiness? I know what I would pick. Be open. Perfect mashed potatoes. “From the Land of Pleasant Living.”

Taking a break from Baltimore pics to show you three new things I have bought this month. Two new-old and one new-new. Short-sleeve knit from H&M, $17.95 (I think). Vintage Wrangler denim vest from Beacon’s Closet, $15.95 (but really free … Continue reading →

I was very inspired by all the great lettering and signage I saw all over (what little I saw of) Baltimore. Painted, carved, drawn, rendered in neon, on wood, on concrete and on stone. Sometimes deliberate, sometimes unintentional. Always present.

If you are in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore, a visit to Bertha’s Mussels is definitely in order. The restaurant/bar was opened by a musician-couple in 1972, when the neighborhood was very different—decrepit and filled with starving artists. The … Continue reading →